As if riding the favorite Untapable to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff wasn’t enough, jockey Rosie Napravnik made even more news Friday: Napravnik will stop racing after Sunday because she’s pregnant. Napravnik, 26, first made the announcement while being interviewed in the winner’s circle after Untapable won the Distaff by 1 1/4 lengths over Don’t Tell Sophia and third-place Iotapa, who were in a photo finish for second. In a later meeting with reporters, Napravnik said her break from racing was “indefinite.” “I’m not thinking about a comeback in 10 months, but I can’t promise to stay off a horse forever,” she...

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